"President Donald Trump has always been crystal-clear about his disdain for wind farms, but his second term's landmark effort to halt new wind farm construction has now been undermined by five rulings by federal courts. Trump has called wind farms " ugly" eyesores. He said they are " driving whales crazy" and wind energy " kills the birds." He has also falsely claimed that the noise emanating from windmills can cause cancer."
"Clearly, Trump has had particular contempt for offshore wind-the variant that places turbines dozens of miles into open water-ostensibly since a failed legal challenge against a proposed offshore wind farm near his Scottish golf course a decade ago. His scorn culminated in a Department of the Interior announcement in December it had paused leases for five multibillion-dollar offshore wind farms on national security grounds, arguing wind turbines could interfere with radar signals."
"On Monday, a federal judge ruled that Ørsted, a Danish energy giant developing one of those projects off the coast of New York State, could resume construction. It marked the fifth time in the last three weeks a federal judge had ruled against the Trump administration in the case, and now all five of the wind farms planned in federal waters have gotten the go-ahead."
President Donald Trump has repeatedly attacked wind farms, making claims about aesthetics, wildlife impacts, and health risks. His administration paused leases for five multibillion-dollar offshore wind projects on national security grounds, citing potential radar interference. Federal courts have ruled against that pause in five separate decisions, allowing projects including one by Ørsted off New York to resume construction. All five planned wind farms in federal waters have now received go-ahead from judges, though litigation remains unresolved. Offshore wind development continues to advance in the U.S. despite the administration's efforts and public controversy.
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